Wednesday, July 21 2021 2:00 PM
Vivica is 1 month and 15 days old.
It is time for their wedding. They were getting married at 3 in the afternoon. The house was filled with nervous energy radiating off of the two women. This is a big step for both Amanda and Liv, but one they were very ready to take. Liv was ready to refer to Amanda as her wife for real, not just because some marshals asked them to pretend to be married for their safety.
The kids were excited. This morning Amanda and Olivia are both nervous, anxious, and ecstatic. The whole wedding wouldn't take long. Half an hour at most.
Noah's outfit was a plaid shirt, a pair of black pants, and a little bow tie. Jesse and Billie had picked out a dress, the same shade of blue as Amanda's. Riley had picked out a dress for her and Vivica the same color as Olivia's dress. Liv had decided on a dress in a nice shade of purple.
A few minutes later
The family piled into the car.
The courthouse wasn't anything special, not unlike the one they used to frequent in New York. The difference was, this one wasn't filled with memories they'd rather forget. They're sitting outside the chambers where they will get married, waiting for their scheduled time. Riley was holding a sleeping Vivica, while Jesse and Noah played games on Liv's phone. And Billie danced around.
A few minutes later the clerk calls their names telling them to come back to the judge's chambers.
The judge is a kind older woman who introduces herself as Judge Jameson. Two of the clerks are in the office and now it's time for the ceremony.
They go through the usual questions and exchanges. Then they went through vows.
Now they're both crying while the judge finishes the ceremony. They exchange rings. Amanda goes with the engagement ring that Liv bought her. Olivia matches a platinum band with a few small diamonds. The judge tells them they're allowed to kiss and they both reach for each other. They pull away, the older woman's hands framing the other woman's face, foreheads together. Both pull back and open their arms, allowing Jesse, Billie, and Noah to run into them, while Riley walks to them because she was holding a now awake Vivica. The family exchange hugs, and kisses. The clerk offers to take pictures for them and they agree.
They walk out of the courthouse holding hands, all smiles, filled with happiness.
The kids play for a while after they get home. After a long day, everyone went to bed.
Monday, Aug 6 2021 11:30AM
They have been in witness protection for almost a year.
Vivica is now 1 month and 30 days old.
Today the family is going to Riley's first competitive cheerleader competition in almost eight months.
Riley was backstage getting ready when she noticed something out of the corner of her eyes. Riley looked up and saw Ben behind her.
"It's nice to see you again baby girl." Ben said just smiles then he turned and walked away towards the busy crowd of people.
"Riley, your team is up next." Riley coach said
"Sorry coach, but I have to go, there is a family emergency. I think Jamie's can take my place." Riley said as she walked towards where her family was sitting.
When Amanda and Olivia noticed that Riley was walking up to them they were shocked to see her.
"Riley, what are you doing here, you are supposed to be on stage." Olivia said
"I know, but I saw Ben. He was backstage, he was right next to me." Riley said quietly where only Amanda and Olivia heard her.
"Guys, come on, we have to go." Amanda said as she headed Vivica to Riley.
They got the kids into the car and drove off.
When they got back to the house Bell and Johnson were waiting for them. Riley told them exactly what happened this morning.
An officer is going to be set up outside their house in an unmarked car until they can set them up in a new safe house. The agents are pretty confident that they'll be able to catch Ben before anything serious happens, but they're going to take every precaution.
Amanda, Noah, Jesse, Olivia, Billie, and Vivica were all asleep. Riley was the only one up besides Rocky and Frannie. The three of them were in the living room when Riley heard a crash. Like glass breaking. Frannie and Rocky started barking which woke up Amanda and Olivia.
"What happens?" Olivia asked as she walked out of her room with her gun in her hand.
"Someone broke the window." Riley said as she walked over to where Vivica was sleeping.
Jesse and Noah also came running down the stairs. Billie ran out of her room.
"Mommy, I saw someone try to climb on the roof." Noah said
"Everyone in mama and mommy room now." Olivia said as she walked out of the house while the kid walked into her and Amanda's room.
Amanda had just gotten off the phone with the police.
Jesse, Billie, and Noah climbed into bed and hugged Amanda. Riley sat on the floor with Vivica in her arms. While Rocky sat next to her protectively and.
Liv walked back into the room, Frannie in tow. Jesse, Billie, and Noah run to her side, wrapping their arms around her and nearly knocking her over.
"He broke a window and tried to climb the side of the house, but Frannie and Rocky must have scared him off before he could do anything else." Liv says sitting down on the edge of the bed, three kids climbing into her lap.
"I called the cops. They're on their way. How did he get past the detail? We need to get into the safe house. The kids aren't safe here."
They hear the sirens approach the house and Olivia goes back downstairs to talk to them. Ben is escalating and something needs to be done to keep their family safe. They need to find him before it's too late.
Tuesday, Aug 10 2021 10:00 AM a new safe house.
The family was set up in a new safe house by the next morning. Olivia and Amanda had demanded that the marshals get one set up as soon as possible. Ben had come to their home and the kids were scared. The women wanted them to be able to feel safe again. Frannie and Rocky had spent the morning getting a lot of extra attention and praise. The blonde was so thankful that her dogs were so protective and alerted them that something was wrong.
Liv had left the house to get groceries. She wasn't going to be gone long, an hour at the most.
5 minutes after Olivia left the house, Riley noticed a man walking up to their driveway. Ben.
"Mama, Ben is walking up the driveway." Riley said as she ran into the kitchen.
"Okay, Riley, take everyone to my and liv room now." Amanda said
Riley did what her mama told her to do.
Amanda wraps her arms around Jesse, Riley, Bille, and Noah. Giving them each a kiss on the forehead. Then kissed Vivica forehead
"I love you all more than anything. Don't forget to lock the door."
Frannie and Rocky had followed them up and were sitting on the bed. She pauses in front of the dogs, placing her forehead against them, and says
"Protect them."
Knowing that her dogs wouldn't let anyone get to them without a fight. Then she exits the room, knowing that there is a chance that she'll never see her kids again.
Ben is standing in the hallway.
"I want my daughter?" He says voice hoarse.
"She has nothing to do with this. You're mad at me. If you want to punish someone then punish me. I'm not going to fight you. We can walk out of here right now and I'll go with you wherever you want me to go. But please don't hurt her."
"Nope, I want my daughter." Ben said as he walked past Amanda.
Amanda tried to stop him but Ben turned around and punched her in the jaw, knocking her out cold.
Ben walked to Amanda and Olivia's bedroom door and started knocking on it.
"Oh, baby girl, I know you are in there, now open the door for daddy." Ben said softly.
Inside the room, Riley had moved Jesse, Noah, Billie, and Vivica into the closet which somehow had a locker on it. Just Before Riley could get in the closet Ben had kicked open the door. He walked over to where Riley was at. Rocky and Frannie start to attack him but Ben keeps kicking them until they stay down on the ground. Ben then Grabbed Riley by her hair and dragged her to the car. Putting her in the car and duct tapes her wrists together.
"Don't worry baby girl, I'm not going to hurt you. You stay right here while I go get you mother." Ben said as he walked back into the house to grab an unconscious Amanda.
He throws Amanda in the trunk and they drive off. Riley sat in the back of the car.
10:45 AM an abandoned house
They stopped and Ben opened the back door and walked Riley into a room and then locked the door behind her once she was inside. Then he walks back out to the car and opens the trunk and pulls Amanda out of it.
He dragged her over to the corner of the room and shoved her to the ground. Aiming a kick to her stomach and then he starts to pace back and forth.
A few minutes later Amanda started to wake up.
"Well hello there." Ben said
Amanda's wrist was duct-taped together.
"We have a beautiful daughter. I feel bad that I have to take her mother away from her." Ben said.
"You ruined my life and now I'm going to ruin yours." He sneers at her.
"I lost everything because of you. My family and my life. I spent half my life in prison because of you. Then I found out that you Build a life and a family with your boss with my daughter. We should've killed her when we had a chance. But she is not my problem right now you are my problem and after I kill you I can start a new life with my daughter, out of the country." Ben said
"Riley isn't your daughter. She's mine and she's Liv's. You're never going to meet her and she already knows that her dad was a weak piece of shit who got off on beating women."
At that moment Ben loses it. He moves over, ready to beat her landing a few blows to her head and body. But all of a sudden he stopped. He falls to the ground with a pool of blood around him.
When Amanda looked up she saw her daughter holding a knife. Riley did not say anything; she just walked over to her mom and started to cut the duct tapes off her wrist. Amanda's bleeding from a cut to her head and her nose.
A few minutes before
Once Ben closed the door Riley started looking around the room. That's when she noticed the knife. So she grabbed the knife and walked over to the locked door. She took out one of her hair claps and started picking the lock.
A few seconds later
The door opened. Riley slowly walked out the door and walked down the hallway. She could hear her mom and Ben talking. So she slowly walked over to the room and saw Ben hitting her mom. She was bleeding from her head and nose.
Riley had to think fast or Ben would kill her mom. When she noticed that she still had the knife in her hand she had an idea.
She walked into the room and slowly walked up and behind Ben and stabbed him. She watched as Ben fell to the ground.
A/N: please review
